Help road accident victim, get cash reward: Govt announces new scheme for good samaritans

The government has said anyone who saves the life of a road accident victim by rushing them to a hospital within the “golden hour” will be rewarded for their effort. they would be given an award upto Rs 100,000 each an entire year.

According to the ministry’s guidelines, an individual Good Samaritan can be awarded a maximum of five times a year. The ministry also said there will be 10 national-level awards for the most worthy Good Samaritans, who will be selected from all those who have been awarded during an entire year, and they would be given an award of Rs 100,000 each.

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Under the guidelines, if more than one Good Samaritan saves the life of more than one victim, the amount of award will be Rs 5,000 for every person saved, subject to a maximum of Rs 5,000 per Good Samaritan. The ministry said it will provide Rs 5 lakh as an initial grant to the transport department of states and Union territories for rewarding the Good Samaritans.

“The scheme for grant of an award to the Good Samaritan who has saved the life of a victim of a fatal accident involving a motor vehicle by administering immediate assistance and rushing to hospital/trauma Care Centre within the Golden Hour of the accident to provide medical treatment,” the road ministry said on Monday. Every cash award would be accompanied with a certification of appreciation,” it said.

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Golden hour is the one-hour period after a traumatic injury and there is the highest likelihood of preventing death by providing prompt medical care to the victim. Rules for Good Samaritans was notified by the ministry on September 29, 2020, as per the provisions under Section 134A of the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act, 2019.

“Now, it has been felt that there is a need to motivate the general public through cash awards and certificates to help the road accident victims in an emergency situation and to boost their morale, and also to inspire and motivate others to save lives of the road accident victims,” the ministry said.